{{Short description|Mexican Internet personality, and glamour model (born 1998)}} {{family name hatnote|Garza|Alonso|lang=Spanish}} {{Infobox social media personality | name = Ari Gameplays | image = Ari Gameplays con el Escorpión al Volante.png | caption = Ari Gameplays in 2021 | birth_name = Abril Abdamari Garza Alonso | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|02|28}} | birth_place = Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | education = Communication sciences (Autonomous University of Nuevo León; not completed) | occupation = {{hlist|Internet celebrity|streamer|YouTuber|TikToker|glamour model|cosplayer}} | years_active = 2016–present | spouse = {{Marriage|Juan Guarnizo|October 5, 2019|2024|reason=divorced}} | twitch_handle = AriGameplays | twitch_display_name = | twitch_years_active = | twitch_genre = Let's Play | twitch_game = | twitch_followers = 6.8 million | youtube_handle = AriGameplays | youtube_display_name = Ari Gameplays | youtube_years_active = 2014–present | youtube_genre = Let's Play<br>Vlog | youtube_subscribers = 4.17 million | youtube_views = 126 million | youtube_id2 = UCyVwO03dRdCLbWrX-Xn1DDA | youtube_display_name2 = ARI | tiktok_handle = arigameplays | tiktok_display_name = | tiktok_years_active = | tiktok_genre = | tiktok_followers = 26.1 million | stats_update = 24 February 2024 }}
'''Abril Abdamari Garza Alonso''' (born February 28, 1998),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Puerto |first=Enrique |date=2022-08-16 |title=Las ardientes fotos de Ari Gameplays que desafían la censura de Instagram |url=https://laverdadnoticias.com/espectaculos/Las-ardientes-fotos-de-Ari-Gameplays-que-desafian-la-censura-de-Instagram-20220816-0062.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=La Verdad Noticias |language=es}}</ref> known online as '''Ari Gameplays''', is a Mexican Internet personality and online streamer. She is the second most-followed female streamer on Twitch, with seven million followers,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mukherjee |first=Shreyan |date=2022-07-07 |title=5 most followed female Twitch streamers (2022) |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/5-followed-female-twitch-streamers-2022 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Sportskeeda |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Figueroa |first=Vladimir Arteaga |date=2025-03-11 |title=Twitch celebra a las streamers de habla hispana en el mes de la mujer: un tributo a su impacto y logros |url=https://as.com/meristation/mexico/twitch-celebra-a-las-streamers-de-habla-hispana-en-el-mes-de-la-mujer-un-tributo-a-su-impacto-y-logros-n/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=Meristation |language=es-mx}}</ref> as well as the 140th most-followed user on TikTok.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ARIA 🍓's TikTok Statistics |url=https://socialblade.com/tiktok/user/arigameplays |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=Social Blade |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Early life == Garza was born in Monterrey, Nuevo León. From an early age she became interested in video games, while studying communication sciences at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, from which she dropped out due to her success in social networks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sánchez |first=Kenia |date=2022-08-29 |title=Ella es Ari Gameplays, la streamer mexicana más famosa |url=https://www.chicmagazine.com.mx/personajes/ari-gameplays-quien-es-y-como-se-hizo-famosa-la-streamer |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=CHICMagazine |language=es-MX}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cook |first=Alexis |date=2021-06-17 |title=¿Quién es AriGameplays y cómo se hizo famosa en YouTube y en todo internet? |url=https://bolavip.com/gamer/AriGameplays-quien-es-y-como-se-hizo-famosa-en-YouTube-y-en-todo-internet-todos-los-detalles-de-la-streamer-mexicana-novia-y-esposa-de-JuanSGuarnizo-con-su-canal-de-YouTube-y-directos-en-Twitch-F22-20210616-0111.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Bolavip |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-16 |title=Arigameplays: ¿quién es y cómo se hizo famosa? |url=https://www.tuenlinea.com/youtube/arigameplays-quien-es-como-se-hizo-famosa/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=tuenlinea.com |language=es-MX}}</ref>
== Career == On July 23, 2014, Garza uploaded her first video to YouTube. Initially, she uploaded tutorials and content of female interest.<ref>{{Cite web |title=5 fotos de Ari Gameplays antes y después de alcanzar la fama en el gaming |url=https://gluc.mx/entretenimiento/2022/2/28/fotos-de-ari-gameplays-antes-despues-de-alcanzar-la-fama-en-el-gaming-48235.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=gluc.mx |date=28 February 2022 |language=spanish}}</ref> She subsequently chose to dedicate herself to vlogs and Let's Plays.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=Arigameplays y sus últimos videos de TikTok de los que todos están hablando |url=https://www.infobae.com/noticias/2022/09/13/arigameplays-y-sus-ultimos-videos-de-tiktok-de-los-que-todos-estan-hablando/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Infobae |language=es}}</ref> The video games with which she had the most reach on that platform were ''Minecraft'', ''Grand Theft Auto V'', ''Fortnite'', ''Overwatch'' and ''Planet Coaster''. Later on February 17, 2019, she started her secondary YouTube channel, which is active from time to time.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Márquez |first=Rita |date=2021-06-24 |title=Quién es AriGamePlays, la streamer que revoluciona las redes con arriesgadas fotos |url=https://viapais.com.ar/via-libre/quien-es-arigameplays-la-streamer-que-revoluciona-las-redes-con-arriesgadas-fotos/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Vía País |language=es}}</ref>
In 2016, she started streaming on Twitch, where she managed to position herself as the second most followed female streamer, with around 1.35 million.<ref name=":1" /> In June 2018 she participated in a ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' tournament hosted by El Rubius at Gamergy 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alcolea Huertos |first=Alejandro |date=2018-06-21 |title=Estos son los 100 famosos del torneo de Fortnite de ElRubius en Gamergy 2018 |url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/noticias/estos-son-100-famosos-torneo-fortnite-elrubius-gamergy-2018-267039 |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Hobbyconsolas |language=es}}</ref> Between May 18 and 19, 2019 she was invited to the Mexican festival Open.GG.<ref>{{Cite web |title=¿Qué es el Open.GG? Fechas y sede en México |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/videojuegos/esports/que-es-el-open-gg-fechas-y-sede-en-mexico |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Mediotiempo |date=17 April 2019 |language=es-MX}}</ref>
In January 2019, she became involved in a controversy with the Panamanian streamer Windy Girk, since she accused her of "doing stream sniping" to harm her on a ''Fortnite'' server in which they had coincided.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-08 |title=WindyGirk acusa de hacer Stream sniping a Ari Gameplays y ella responde llamándola meme andante. |url=https://www.planetagaming.com/windygirk-acusa-de-hacer-stream-sniping-ari-gameplays-y-ella-responde-llamansdola-meme-andante/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Planeta Gaming |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Magno |first1=Isabella |last2=Babón |first2=Carla |date=2019-01-17 |title=YouTube es el escenario de la batalla entre WindyGirk y AriGamePlays |url=https://es.blastingnews.com/showbiz-y-tv/2019/01/youtube-es-el-escenario-de-la-batalla-entre-windygirk-y-arigameplays-002819531.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Blasting News |language=es}}</ref> In March 2021, Windy Girk accused her again of "using bots to report her social media", deleting her posts, videos, and streams, according to her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goche |first=Jhonatan |date=2021-03-04 |title=La respuesta de Arigameplays a Windygirk pone punto final a la polémica |url=https://www.egames.news/noticias/La-respuesta-de-Arigameplays-a-Windygirk-pone-punto-final-a-la-polemica-20210304-0015.html |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=eGames |language=es}}</ref>
In September 2019, she was a luxury guest at Liga VIVA E-Sports ''Dota 2'' tournament in La Paz, Bolivia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-13 |title=Ari Gameplays, la gamer más seguida en habla hispana llega a Bolivia para final de la Liga VIVA E-Sports |url=https://www.la-epoca.com.bo/2019/09/13/ari-gameplays-la-gamer-mas-seguida-en-habla-hispana-llega-a-bolivia-para-final-de-la-liga-viva-e-sports/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=La Época |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-13 |title=Wisper y AriGameplays serán invitados a la final de Liga Viva de E-Sports este domingo |url=https://www.atb.com.bo/deportes/wisper-y-arigameplays-ser%C3%A1n-invitados-la-final-de-liga-viva-de-e-sports-este-domingo |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=ATB Digital |language=es-BO |archive-date=2022-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108014100/https://www.atb.com.bo/deportes/wisper-y-arigameplays-ser%C3%A1n-invitados-la-final-de-liga-viva-de-e-sports-este-domingo |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2020, after suffering a ban on Twitch, she migrated to Facebook Gaming.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-30 |title=AriGamePlays: la polémica por baneo de Twitch a streamer mexicana |url=https://www.elimparcial.com/tecnologia/AriGamePlays-la-polemica-por-baneo-de-Twitch-a-streamer-mexicana-20200930-0162.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=El Imparcial |language=es-MX}}</ref> In August 2021, she participated in ''Tortillaland'', a ''Minecraft'' content series hosted by AuronPlay.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silva |first=Matías |date=2021-08-09 |title=TortillaLand: Todos los participantes del servidor de AuronPlay |url=https://codigoesports.com/tortillaland-todos-los-participantes-del-servidor-de-auronplay/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=CodigoEsports |language=es}}</ref> On September 10, 2021, she returned to Twitch.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pérez Cesari |first=Pedro |date=2022-09-09 |title=AriGameplays volverá a transmitir en Twitch a 2 años de su banneo |url=https://es-us.finanzas.yahoo.com/noticias/arigameplays-volver%C3%A1-transmitir-twitch-2-180000893.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Yahoo! |language=es}}</ref>
In April 2022, he participated in the Cero Albañiles construction-free Fortnite content series, hosted by TheGrefg.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=TheGrefg presenta Cero Albañiles, su torneo de Fortnite sin construcción |url=https://esports.as.com/bonus/influencers/TheGrefg-Cero-Albaniles-Fortnite-construccion_0_1568843101.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Movistar eSports |language=es}}</ref> In June 2022, she was invited to the La Velada del Año 2 boxing event hosted by Ibai Llanos, where she became champion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-25 |title=La Velada del Año 2 rompió récords; mexicana Ari Gameplays fue la campeona |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/universal-deportes/mas-deportes/la-velada-del-ano-2-rompio-records-mexicana-ari-gameplays-fue-la-campeona |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=El Universal |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-25 |title=La Velada del Año 2: Arigameplay y Paracetamor dieron el mejor espectáculo de la noche, estos fueron los resultados |url=https://depor.com/depor-play/viral/la-velada-del-ano-2-resultados-arigameplay-y-paracetamor-dieron-el-mejor-espectaculo-de-la-noche-estos-fueron-los-resultados-twitch-ibai-llanos-mister-jagger-mexico-argentina-espana-noticia/ |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Depor |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-28 |title=AriGameplays, Carola y Paracetamor, reyes y reinas de las redes sociales tras la Velada del Año 2 |url=https://www.marca.com/videojuegos/lo-mas-gaming/2022/06/28/62babfcae2704e3f608b45fa.html |access-date=2022-11-07 |website=Marca |language=es}}</ref> That same month she also presented a limited clothing collection together with El Rubius, under the name of MadKat X Ari Gameplays,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Charlie |date=2022-06-22 |title=MadKat x AriGameplays o cómo la colaboración de El Rubius y la conocida youtuber mexicana podría colarse en tu armario |url=https://www.trendencias.com/marcas/madkat-x-arigameplays-como-colaboracion-rubius-conocida-youtuber-mexicana-podria-colarse-tu-armario |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Trendencias |language=es}}</ref> and appeared in the third edition of the Dame la Pasta Twitch event, hosted by Ibai Llanos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fiorillo |first=Bruno |date=2022-06-22 |title=Ibai: La tercera edición de Dame la Pasta |url=https://codigoesports.com/ibai-la-tercera-edicion-de-dame-la-pasta/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=CodigoEsports |language=es}}</ref> In July 2022, she launched her own clothing collection in collaboration with Shein company.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cediz |first=Ricardo |date=2022-07-23 |title=Ari Gameplays anuncia el lanzamiento de su colaboración con Shein |url=https://www.random.news/noticias/Ari-Gameplays-anuncia-el-lanzamiento-de-su-colaboracion-con-Shein-20220723-0011.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Random News |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Fiorillo |first=Bruno |date=2022-07-28 |title=AriGameplays lanzó su propia colección de ropa |url=https://codigoesports.com/arigameplays-ropa-nueva-coleccion/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=CodigoEsports |language=es}}</ref> In August 2022, she participated in ''Tortillaland 2'' sequel.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=Biyín, AriGameplays, JuanSGuarnizo y todos los streamers presentados para TortillaLand 2, la serie de AuronPlay |url=https://www.marca.com/videojuegos/lo-mas-gaming/2022/07/05/62c4587922601d4b6a8b4574.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Marca |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-08-13 |title=TortillaLand 2: fecha, participantes y cómo ver la aventura de Ibai Llanos y AuronPlay en Minecraft |url=https://elcomercio.pe/tecnologia/videojuegos/videojuegos-twitch-streamers-todo-sobre-tortillaland-2-fecha-participantes-y-como-ver-la-aventura-de-ibai-llanos-y-auronplay-en-minecraft-espana-mexico-usa-noticia/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=El Comercio |language=es}}</ref> In October 2022, she was announced as the face of Razer's Kraken Kitty V2 Pro headset.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ChadowDan |date=2022-10-15 |title=Arigameplays es la nueva cara de los Kraken Kitty V2 Pro de Razer |url=https://www.millenium.gg/noticias/50780.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Millenium |language=es}}</ref>
In April 2025, she made her musical debut under the musical alter ego Aria Bela. On that day, she released her first song, Pilates.<ref>{{Cite web |last=EFE |first=Por Aracely Chantaka / |date=2025-04-24 |title=La ‘gamer’ mexicana AriGameplays habla de su debut en la música: ‘Es una conexión más allá de los videojuegos’ |url=https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/entretenimiento/2025/04/23/la-gamer-mexicana-arigameplays-lanza-tema-pilates-asi-se-convirtio-en-cantante/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=El Financiero |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AriGameplays lanza su primer sencillo, “Pilates”; ¿de qué trata su nueva canción? |url=https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/tendencias/arigameplays-lanza-su-primer-sencillo-pilates-de-que-trata-su-nueva-cancion/ |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=El Universal |language=es}}</ref>
== Personal life == On October 5, 2019, she married Colombian streamer Juan Sebastián "JuanSGuarnizo".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Youtuber Arigameplays se casa con su novio Sebastián |url=https://www.milenio.com/virales/arigameplays-casa-novio-sebastian-celebra-bodasebari |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Grupo Milenio |date=10 May 2019 |language=es-MX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Com |first1=Canalrcn |date=2021-11-06 |title=Juan Guarnizo, el colombiano que gana espacio en Twitch |url=https://www.canalrcn.com/super-like/gente/juan-guarnizo-el-colombiano-que-gana-espacio-en-twitch-150234 |access-date=2022-11-08 |publisher=Canal RCN |language=es}}</ref> On 18 September 2024, the couple announced their divorce via a live stream on the Twitch platform.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Villegas |first=Ricardo Cervantes |date=2024-09-18 |title=Juan Guarnizo y AriGameplays anuncian su DIVORCIO en stream |url=https://www.milenio.com/espectaculos/famosos/arigameplays-juan-guarnizo-divorcian-historia-streamers |access-date=2025-12-29 |website=Grupo Milenio |language=es}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year !Ceremony !Category !Nominee !Result !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="1" |2018 | rowspan="1" |Eliot Awards |Gamer | rowspan="3" |Ari Gameplays |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-09-26 |title=» Nominados al Premio Eliot 2018 |url=https://lideresmexicanos.com/noticias/nominados-al-premio-eliot-2018/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=lideresmexicanos.com}}</ref> |- |2019 |7th MTV Millennial Awards | rowspan="2" |Streamer of the Year |{{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-06 |title=Todos los nominados a los MTV MIAW 2019, los premios de los millenials |url=https://www.clarin.com/espectaculos/nominados-mtv-miaw-2019-premios-millenials_0_TMfn8e9d9.html |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Clarín |language=es}}</ref> |- |2021 |8th MTV Millennial Awards |{{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-13 |title=MTV Miaw 2021: lista completa de los ganadores |url=https://www.glamour.mx/celebrities/gossip/articulos/mtv-miaw-2021-ganadores-lista-completa/20898 |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=Glamour |language=es-MX}}</ref> |- | rowspan="4" |2022 | rowspan="2" |9th MTV Millennial Awards |Flames Couple |JuanSGuarnizo and Ari Gameplays |{{Nominated}} | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-07-10 |title=MTV MIAW 2022 EN VIVO: hora, canal y todos los detalles sobre los MTV Millennial Awards |url=https://elcomercio.pe/tvmas/famosos/mtv-miaw-2022-en-vivo-hora-canal-y-todos-los-detalles-sobre-los-mtv-millennial-awards-en-directo-becky-g-c-tangana-mi-bebito-fiu-fiu-noticia/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=El Comercio |language=es}}</ref> |- |Streamer of the Year | rowspan="3" |Ari Gameplays |{{Nominated}} |- |Eliot Awards |Best Engager |{{Nominated}} |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Los Eliot Awards 2022 ya revelaron su lista de ganadores |url=https://www.sdpnoticias.com/espectaculos/famosos/eliot-awards-2022-estos-son-los-ganadores/ |access-date=2022-11-08 |website=sdpnoticias |date=28 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> |- |Equinox LATAM Game Awards |Best Content Creator |{{Won}} |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iglesias |first=Agustina |date=2022-11-07 |title=Equinox Latam Game Awards 2022: todos los ganadores del evento que premia a videojuegos, estudios y creadores de contenido |url=https://culturageek.com.ar/equinox-latam-game-awards-2022-premios-lista-de-ganadores/ |access-date=2022-11-09 |website=Cultura Geek |language=es-AR}}</ref> |- |}
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